Illegal Street Racing

Street racing has been identified as a threat to civil society with significant social and economic impact . Street racing is illegal in Malaysia , as reckless stunts on public roads endanger the lives of many . One of Malaysia ’ s subcultures include the ‘ Mat Rempit ’ biker gangs , estimated to be over 200,000 which comprise of bikers who either take to illegal racing in large numbers or perform extremely dangerous stunts in public displays of bravado . Most of the illegal riders race with small capacity motorcycles and without proper safety measures . Most of their motorcycles are modified for higher speed or to increase the noise emitted by exhaust , which do not meet standard specifications . Many streets , roads , highways and expressways in Kuala Lumpur , Selangor , Penang , Johor Bahru , Kuala Selangor and other cities have become sites for racing . Among the participants are teenagers riding modified motorcycles .

a. What are the different types of stunts these hooligans carry out and what prizes are offered to the winner ?

‘ Mat Rempit ’ is a Malaysian term for “ an individual who participates in illegal street racing ” , usually involving underbone motorcycle ( colloquially known as Kapcai ) or scooters . Kapcai was called by some elder people due to they are so familiar with it . Not all ‘ Mat Rempits ’ are involved in street racing ; some of them perform crazy stunts for fun , such as wheelie , superman ( lying flat on the seat ) , wikang and scorpion ( standing on the seat with one leg during a wheelie ) , or shuttu le katti . In addition , some of them also created other new stunts like sailboat method and ‘ spider man ’ method .

In addition , these Mat Rempit are infamous for their “ Superman ” stunts and other feats performed on their motorcycles . They are also notorious for their “ Cilok ” , a kind of racing in which racers weave in between moving and stationary traffic at high speed . They have a habit of causing public disorder while doing their stunts and racing round . They usually travel in large groups and at times raid isolated petrol stations . They can cordon off normal traffic flow to allow their friends race along a predetermined circuit .

Besides that , prizes are offered such as money and ladies . The amount of the money sometimes may reach about a thousand . Some prizes are the accessories of the motorcycle so that they can modified their motorcycles . Most of the teenagers that active in this illegal activity because they think this might the faster way for them to earn extra money . The younger generation nowadays like to follow the trend , they like to buy brand new products that cost expensive . The poor incident is some of the ladies also become the prizes of the illegal street racing . The winner can choose any lady that they like but they have to send the lady back after one night .

b. You have been appointed to head a committee to make suggestion to the government to overcome this problem . The suggestions must be original practical , affordable and effective . What would the committee propose to the government ?

First and foremost , government may set up youth clubs so that teenagers can spend their free time with other activities such as community work . Our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to launch the Terengganu Youth Motorycle Club at the...

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